"the lyrics recall the sentiments expressed in ""When You Wish upon a Star"" from ""Pinocchio"" (1940). In equating a dream with a wish, the song establishes that Cinderella is using the word ""dream"" in the metaphorical sense of desires that can, as the lyric promises, ""come true."" ""When You Wish Upon A Star"" makes this same promise, as does other Disney material, such as the fireworks show Remember... Dreams Come True and related promotions. The literal meaning of the word, as something that happens ""when you're fast asleep"", reappears in another Disney song, ""Once Upon a Dream"" from ""Sleeping Beauty"""
"on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 823. It won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was also the first Disney song to win an Oscar. The American Film Institute ranked ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" seventh in their 100 Greatest Songs in Film History, the highest ranked Disney animated film song, and also one of only four Disney animated film songs to appear on the list, the others being ""Someday My Prince Will Come"" from ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" ranked at No. 19, ""Beauty and the Beast"" from ""Beauty and"
"said that the melody of the Beach Boys hit song, ""Surfer Girl"", which has the same AABA form, is loosely based on the Dion and the Belmonts version of ""When You Wish Upon a Star"". ""When You Wish Upon a Star"", along with Mickey Mouse, has become an icon of The Walt Disney Company. In the 1950s and 1960s, Walt Disney used the song in the opening sequences of all the editions of the Walt Disney anthology television series. It has also been used to accompany the Walt Disney Pictures opening logos – including the present-day logo – since the"
"Music Publishers, sued Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Broadcasting Company, Fuzzy Door Productions, Cartoon Network, Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane to try to stop distribution of a 2003 ""Family Guy"" episode entitled ""When You Wish Upon a Weinstein"" that parodies the song in a version called ""I Need a Jew"". A federal judge ruled against Bourne Co, stating that a parody of the song did not infringe on the company's copyright. When You Wish Upon a Star ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of"
"than 50 tunes, including for the ""Silly Symphonies"" cartoon series in the 1930s. Harline, Frank Churchill, Paul Smith and Larry Morey then scored Disney's first animated feature-length cartoon ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" in 1937. ""Snow White"" contained several classic songs, including ""I'm Wishing"", ""Whistle While You Work"", ""Heigh-Ho"" and ""Some Day My Prince Will Come."" He next later scored ""Pinocchio"" for Disney in 1940. The film won Academy Award for Best Original Music Score and the song ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Harline left Disney in 1941 to compose"
"lyric set to an old Hawaiian melody"". ""Toyland"" originated in the 1903 operetta ""Babes in Toyland"". ""Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"" by George Hall & the Hotel Taft Orchestra with Sonny Schuyler on vocal is the only recording of the song to have charted in conjunction with its publication in 1934, reaching number 12. ""When You Wish upon a Star"" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for its inclusion in the 1940 film ""Pinocchio"" and had separate renditions make the charts that same year by Cliff Edwards, Horace Heidt, Guy Lombardo, and Glenn Miller, and Bing Crosby's"
"Wish Upon a Star Wish Upon a Star is a 1996 television film directed by Blair Treu, written by Jessica Barondes, and starring Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris. It focuses on two teenage sisters that magically swap bodies because of a wish made on a shooting star. They spend several days living each other's life, sometimes with the intent to sabotage the other's reputation and achievements, but they learn to appreciate and help each other along the way. The tagline to this movie is ""I Wish I May, I Wish I Might, Become My Sister For A Night!"" The two"
"Disney XD. On February 24, 2012, Walt Disney Records re-published the music video in high-definition on The Muppets Studio' official YouTube channel. Past winners include; ""When You Wish Upon a Star"", from ""Pinocchio"", ""Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"", from ""Song of the South"", ""Chim Chim Cher-ee"" from ""Mary Poppins"", ""Under the Sea"" from ""The Little Mermaid"", ""Beauty and the Beast"" from the eponymous film, ""A Whole New World"" from ""Aladdin"", ""Can You Feel the Love Tonight"" from ""The Lion King"", ""Colors of the Wind"" from ""Pocahontas"", ""You'll Be in My Heart"" from ""Tarzan"", ""If I Didn't Have You"" from ""Monsters, Inc."", and ""We Belong"
"films also featuring the ""FreakyFriday""Flip television trope. In August 15, 2002, the movie re-aired in Disney Channel which had 3.4 million viewers. The film has received a generally positive rating from FoxWeekly, giving the film an 8 out of 10. Wish Upon a Star Wish Upon a Star is a 1996 television film directed by Blair Treu, written by Jessica Barondes, and starring Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris. It focuses on two teenage sisters that magically swap bodies because of a wish made on a shooting star. They spend several days living each other's life, sometimes with the intent to"
"On October 3, 2007, Bourne Co. Music Publishers filed a lawsuit accusing the show of infringing its copyright on the song ""When You Wish Upon a Star"", through a parody song entitled ""I Need a Jew"" appearing in the episode ""When You Wish Upon a Weinstein"". Bourne Co., the sole United States copyright owner of the song, alleged the parody pairs a ""thinly veiled"" copy of its music with antisemitic lyrics. Named in the suit were 20th Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Broadcasting Co., Cartoon Network, MacFarlane and Murphy; the suit sought to stop the program's distribution and asked for"
"Jiminy Cricket sharing ""his"" memorable moment, his song ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" (from ""Pinocchio""), which he states ""symbolizes faith, hope and all the things that Christmas stands for"". Starting in 1963 and continuing through the 1970s, all of the scenes with Walt and Tinker Bell's intros, as well as ""Santa's Workshop"", had been replaced by a teaser for Disney's new or upcoming feature films, including ""The Sword in the Stone"", ""The Jungle Book"", ""The Aristocats"" and ""Robin Hood"". Goofy's cartoon ""The Art of Skiing"" was added in the 1983 broadcast. In Denmark the show is called Disneys Juleshow:"
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes: ""Cinderella"" (1950) - Ilene Woods 19. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: ""Cinderella"" (1950) - Verna Felton/Ilene Woods/James McDonald 20. I'm Late: ""Alice In Wonderland"" (1951) - Bill Thompson/Kathryn Beaumont 21. The Unbirthday Song: ""Alice in Wonderland"" (1951) - Jerry Colonna/Ed Wynn/Kathryn Beaumont 22. The Second Star To The Right: ""Peter Pan"" (1953) - The Jud Conlon Chor 23. You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!: ""Peter Pan"" (1953) - Bobby Driscoll/Kathryn Beaumont/Paul Collins/Tommy Luske 24. Bella Notte: ""Lady And The Tramp"" (1955) - Bill Hamlin/Oliver Wallace 25. Once Upon A Dream: ""Sleeping Beauty"" (1959)"
"When You Wish Upon a Star (album) When You Wish Upon a Star is an album of motion picture themes by Bill Frisell which was released on the OKeh label in 2016. In his review for PopMatters, John Paul wrote, ""Frisell explores the world of television and film themes on his latest, ""When You Wish Upon a Star"". With each, Frisell takes the most recognizable elements of each, building around this central theme and then subjecting each to a funhouse mirror approach that extends and distorts melodies and motifs to create an often gloriously mutated, albeit gentle, impression of the"
"upon a star"" is taken from a song from ""Pinocchio"" while referring to the star as ""the second star to the right"" is a reference to ""Peter Pan"". Other films that are referenced are: The references to famous Disney comic characters include: On Nightwish's second full-length DVD ""End of Innocence"", Holopainen can be seen talking in a room in his home entirely staffed with Disney toys, among them many of Donald Duck. On Nightwish's third full-length DVD ""End of an Era"", Holopainen can be also seen reading Donald Duck comics while traveling on tour. The song has never been played"
"the one incorporated into the film's signature theme. Spielberg called Williams' work ""When You Wish upon a Star meets science fiction"". Incidentally, Williams briefly included the song's signature melody in the score at Spielberg's behest, just before Roy Neary turns to board the mothership. Spielberg initially included Cliff Edwards' original ""When You Wish upon a Star"" from ""Pinocchio"" in the closing credits, but after a Dallas preview where several members of the audience audibly snickered at the inclusion, the song was dropped and replaced with Williams' orchestral version of it. The score was recorded at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank,"
"Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney is the tenth studio album by American classical violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, released in 2011 through Shadow Mountain Records. Produced and arranged by Kurt Bestor, the Disney music tribute album features eleven tracks, including one medley of songs from ""Mary Poppins"". ""Wish Upon a Star"" reached peak positions of number six on ""Billboard"" Classical Albums chart, thirty-five on the Top Heatseekers chart and number eighteen on the Top Kid Audio chart. ""Wish Upon a Star"" also"
"being ""Will the Sun Ever Shine Again"" from the 2004 film ""Home on the Range"". ""On the Record"" includes a total of eight Academy Award for Best Song winners: ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" from ""Pinocchio"", ""Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"" from ""Song of the South"", ""Under the Sea"" from ""The Little Mermaid"", ""Beauty and the Beast"" from ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""A Whole New World"" from ""Aladdin"", ""Can You Feel the Love Tonight"" from ""The Lion King"", ""Colors of the Wind"" from ""Pocahontas"", and ""You'll Be in My Heart"" from ""Tarzan"". The catalogue of music does not only come from the screen,"
"You Wish! (film) You Wish! is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie, based on Jackie French Koller's 1991 novel ""If I Had One Wish"". The film was directed by Paul Hoen; it stars A. J. Trauth, Spencer Breslin, Lalaine and Tim Reid. The movie was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand. It was released on January 10, 2003, on the Disney Channel. Alex Lansing (A.J. Trauth) is extremely tormented by his younger brother, Stevie (Spencer Breslin) such as buying a turkey from a pet adoption show and making jocks (Gary & his friends) slam a pizza on Alex's head, but most"
"Disney-affiliated film, """". On November 21, 2006, it was released as a single on the iTunes Store in conjunction with Radio Disney, as the song was packaged with an interview with the duo on the station. The song first appeared on the ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on the December 2, 2006 issue. Propelled by its debut at number 67 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, ""Greatest Time of Year"" debuted at number 96 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Additionally, it peaked at number 72 on the Pop 100. Two music videos were developed for the song, one that"
"characters."" When You Wish Upon a Star (album) When You Wish Upon a Star is an album of motion picture themes by Bill Frisell which was released on the OKeh label in 2016. In his review for PopMatters, John Paul wrote, ""Frisell explores the world of television and film themes on his latest, ""When You Wish Upon a Star"". With each, Frisell takes the most recognizable elements of each, building around this central theme and then subjecting each to a funhouse mirror approach that extends and distorts melodies and motifs to create an often gloriously mutated, albeit gentle, impression of"
"two songs in ""Camp Rock"", ""Too Cool"" and ""2 Stars"". Martin sang a version of ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" for the 2009 re-release of Disney's ""Pinocchio"", as well as appearing in the related music video. The song debuted at number fifty-two on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart, becoming her first and only chart single. It has since peaked at number thirty-seven. Martin also recorded a version of the Olivia Newton-John song ""Magic"" for the ""Wizards of Waverly Place"" soundtrack. Martin has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop for their ""Love.Hugs.Peace"" movement. For the ad campaign, Martin recorded a special"
"theme. Eden Espinosa sings a rendition of ""The Second Star to the Right,"" from the Disney film ""Peter Pan"". As the song ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" (from Disney's 1940 film ""Pinocchio"") is played, Geppetto is heard making a wish on a star for Pinocchio to become a real boy. The Blue Fairy is heard saying, ""Little puppet made of pine, wake. The gift of life is thine."" We now hear the song ""Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee"" with an array of multicolored comets shooting up from behind the castle. Excerpts from the songs ""Give a Little Whistle"" and ""I've Got No Strings"""
"including Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, Donna Summer and Cher. Though an unknown at the time, backing vocalist Katey Sagal would go on to a successful television career. Simmons re-recorded ""See You in Your Dreams"" because he reportedly was not happy with the way it was recorded on ""Rock and Roll Over"". Simmons said that he covered ""When You Wish upon a Star"" because he related to the song and was a fan of Disney movies. ""When I first heard that song I could barely speak English but I knew the words were true. Anybody can"
"(due to Miramax being owned by Disney at the time), being the first ""Pokémon"" film to air on Toon Disney. The events of the film take place during the sixth season of . The featured song in this movie is Asuca Hayashi's in the Japanese version while the English version, ""Make a Wish"", was sung by Cindy Mizelle. The tune of this song is also used as the lullaby May and Max's mother used to sing to them when they were children. This is the first movie in which the original Japanese song is also clearly used in the English"
"nominated for Best Original Song, but both of them lost out to ""The Wizard of Oz"" with the film winning the latter category for the song """"Over the Rainbow"""". ""It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day"" and ""All's Well"" later became standard themes used for Fleischer and Famous Studios cartoon scores, while ""I Hear a Dream"" was quite popular as well. Max Fleischer had envisioned a feature as early as 1934. But Paramount vetoed the idea based largely on their interests in maintaining financial solvency following their series of bankruptcy reorganizations. However, after the success of ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"", Paramount"
"standard safety orange took a waiver of international maritime rules. As with other Disney cruise ships, the ship's horn blast plays an excerpt from Disney's famous flagship tune, ""When You Wish upon a Star"". ""Disney Magic""s Godmother is Patricia Disney, former wife of Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney. Disney had cruise ship designs drawn up by February 1994. In 1995 Disney Cruise Line commissioned ""Disney Magic"" and ""Disney Wonder"" from Fincantieri in Italy. The ship was built in two halves with the bow built at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard and the aft at their Marghera shipyard. The planned maiden voyage"
"theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on February 7, 1940. Critical analysis of ""Pinocchio"" identifies it as a simple morality tale that teaches children of the benefits of hard work and middle-class values. Although it became the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award – winning two for Best Music, Original Score and for Best Music, Original Song for ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" – it was initially a box office disaster. It eventually made a profit in its 1945 reissue, and is considered one of the greatest animated films ever made, with a 100% rating on the"
"for his wish, and the ""Believe"" musical theme begins. Walt Disney Records released the full track on two different albums: Believe... There's Magic in the Stars Believe... There's Magic In The Stars was a nighttime fireworks show at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The show was introduced in early 2000 for the Resort's 45th Anniversary, replacing the long running ""Fantasy in the Sky"" fireworks display. At the time, the show was the most complex and lavish ever to be produced by the Disneyland Entertainment team. On June 1, 2004, ""Believe..."" was replaced by ""Imagine... A Fantasy in the Sky"""
"to moments in stage musicals during which the heroine sings about her dreams so that the audience can begin to care about the character and her journey. Menken believes that Disney had not yet included explicit ""I Want"" songs in the studio's films prior to ""The Little Mermaid"", making ""Part of Your World"" the first time one had been written intentionally for a Disney film. However, Disney princesses had technically been singing ""I Want"" songs since ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" (1937) and ""Cinderella"" (1950). Observing structural similarities between the song and ""Somewhere That's Green"" from their musical ""Little"
"by Columbia Records. English lyrics by Ralph Freed were written in 1936 and the melody changed somewhat at that time by Johnny Noble. Tommy Dorsey recorded it on November 29, 1938, and it was released on Victor Records in the United States and Canada. In a 1942 performance, Dorsey's band featured drummer Buddy Rich and trumpeter Ziggy Elman for this song. The song was featured in the 1942 film ""Ship Ahoy"" starring Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton and the Tommy Dorsey Band. The song features prominently in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, a Disney theme park attraction that first opened at"
"end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as """"Aladdin""'s Theme"". The version peaked at number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's ""I Will Always Love You"", which had spent a then-record 14 weeks at the top of the chart. It went gold and sold 600,000 copies domestically. The track peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. The song is the first and so far only song from a Disney animated film to top the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The single version was later included on Belle's"
"song was based on a Dion and the Belmonts version of ""When You Wish upon a Star"", which has the same AABA form. As a solo artist, Wilson later covered it for the tribute album ""In the Key of Disney"" (2011). The band first recorded the song at World Pacific Studios on February 8, 1962 which was one of the band's first ever recording sessions. However, the recordings from that session, engineered by Hite Morgan, would ultimately remain unreleased until later archival releases. ""Surfer Girl"" is played in 12/8 time. The instrumental track as well as the vocals for the"
"""Pinocchio"" (1940) singing ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" is piped into the castle. The original dioramas were designed in the style of Eyvind Earle, production designer for Disney's 1959 film ""Sleeping Beauty"", and were then redone in 1977 to resemble the window displays on Main Street, U.S.A.. The walkthrough was closed for unspecified reasons on October 7, 2001; popular belief claims the September 11th attacks and the potential danger that ensued played a major factor in the closing. On July 17, 2008, Disney announced that the Sleeping Beauty Castle walkthrough would reopen in the style of the original Earle"